This dog belongs in jail. He is a pain in the butt, but he is loved and loving.
I finished my second pair of socks. They are beautiful and wonderful and I did a much better job on the second pair then the first. I don't have the energy to find the camera and take a picture of them. Oh well, one of these days.
Things are falling into place on the stupid breast cancer front. Tomorrow I see the radiation oncologist, to discuss the protocol for post surgery radiation. I adore him and revere his scheduler because after talking to him she changed my appointment from July 24th to July 2nd. Waiting until the 24th would have almost killed me and it would have interfered with vacation plans. And the good lord knows I need my vacation. Luckily I don't mind begging, cajoling and lavishing praise on deserving people.
Tomorrow I also am going to have the pre-surgery physical. Humph. Why can't they just take my word for it that I am healthy - except for cancer that is.
All this cancer stuff is boring, even for me (or maybe especially for me) but that is really all I think of these days. I seem to be choosing cancer related books. I reading "Good Harbor" by Anita Diamant. It is the story of a friendship between two women on who has breast cancer. I loved her earlier book "Red Tent" I don't like this one nearly as much. I'm not sure it's because reading about a fictional character with breast cancer is too close to home or it's just not as good. The other book is Final Exit by Pauline Chen. I love it. It is a physicians reflections on the way doctors deal with death. I am sure there is some connection with my breast cancer and the books I'm reading. They make me a bit uncomfortable but they help me put my experience in perspective.
And just because I am reading Final Exam doesn't mean I think I am going to die. At least not for many, many years. The premise of the book is that honesty even when it is difficult, is almost always best. Most patients need to hear, need to know the truth.
3 comments:
If you are going to read about cancer... Have you read the Last Lecture yet? I didn't give you that book for nothing! Don't dwell on the cancer the guy had but on how he choose to live each moment of his life. We should all choose to live life this way regardless of the problems we encounter in our lives. In the end we all will pass away and it will not be when we want, thats for sure!
The only things you get to pick are your nose and your friends!
Good Lookin (on her soapbox once again)
I, too, loved Pauline Chen's book. Her choice to maintain her humanity in the midst of tremendous stress is admirable in today's medical climate.
My new read is: When Things Fall Apart by Pima Chodron. Not a "soft" read by any means, but a real comfort to me on many levels.
Wishing you the best.
It's 8:00 am on July 10 and I'm praying for you. Tried reaching you on the cell number I had for you but apparently it belongs to Albert now! Any Hoot I'm sitting here thinking and praying for you and wanted you to know.
Good Lookin
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